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Wednesday, January 30, 2013

The weather is very cold and the Syrian Refugees would really benefit from a knitted hat. If you've a little time to spare and an odd ball of yarn please knit a hat and send to the address at the base of this post.

'Lily' is supported by businesses and individuals in Turkey, whether it be donations of yarn, Knitting and Crocheting or transportation of completed blankets to receiving agencies.

'Lily' has no paid employees. All the good work is done on a strictly volunteer basis.

'Lily' wishes to thank all those private individuals and businesses which support us. Without you, there would be no 'Lily' - Love In the Language of Yarn. We work hard for the day when we are no longer needed to help keep Children warm.

Thursday, January 24, 2013

Today
I was lucky enough to be at a meeting hosted by the League of Arab
States, Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and The Humanitarian
Forum, the meeting to coordinate aid delivery to the Syrian people
was attended by representatives of Turkey’s IHH Humanitarian Relief
Foundation, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian
Affairs (OCHA), World Health Organization (WHO), World Food Programme
(WFP), Red Crescent and Red Cross organizations, various NGOs and
Syrian representatives. Representatives of the organizing bodies and
Arab League Secretary-General Nabil al-Arabi delivered speeches at
the opening session. Al-Arabi summarized the efforts of the Arab
League, both within the organization and on the international arena,
to resolve the ongoing crisis in Syria and ensure the safety of the
people. The opening speeches were followed by presentations about the
situation and needs of the affected people inside Syria and refugees
in neighboring countries. İzzet Şahin, IHH International Affairs
Coordinator, also made a presentation on the situation of Syrian
refugees in Turkey. “Basic needs of refugees arriving in Turkey are
met by the Red Crescent and IHH; however, the real problem is inside
Syria borders. IHH is ready to deliver humanitarian assistance to the
affected people in Syria through a humanitarian aid corridor.”

A
number of workshops were held about delivering relief to the Syrian
people, principles of relief aid, health and food aid.

A
number of recommendations were issued to decision-making bodies and
international NGOs. The meeting recommended:

Neighboring
countries to facilitate the access and delivery of aid to affected
people in Syria and outside.

Humanitarian
agencies to attend to the psychological support of conflict victims.

Utilise
all available opportunities to allow delivery of humanitarian
relief.

Promote
collaboration between humanitarian agencies in the field and border
areas.

Assess
and address the need of people for food items in Syria.

Humanitarian
stakeholders need to improve their coordination mechanisms and
partnership with private sector, civil society organisations and
government agencies.

Ensure
safety of humanitarian workers wherever they are stationed.

Mobilise
the role of League of Arab States and the Organisation of Islamic
Cooperation as leading humanitarian coordination bodies in the
region.

The
total number of registered refugees and individuals awaiting
registration is 671,262 as of 21 January. This includes 5,417 Syrian
refugees registered in North Africa. The number registered in Turkey
as of 22 January is 156,801 in 16 camps with another camp about to be
built. "We will continue to have a policy of open door and we
will never close our borders," pledged Turkish Foreign Minister
Ahmet Davutoglu.

In tomorrows meeting I will be rasing my point, I hope people will be listening!

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

As syria’s civil war continues
unabated, thousands of children have fled across the border,
terrified and desperate for safe refuge from the spiralling violence.
These children have not found the protection and assistance they need –
because winter is here and thousands remain without appropriate
shelter. Winter has started its glacial spread
across the region, but while the icy winds and driving rains pick up
and temperatures begin to plummet, funding required to meet the needs
of those most at risk is just not there.Thousands of children have
already suffered through months of terrifying conflict and
displacement, and are now at serious risk of succumbing to the cold.
Children are particularly vulnerable to disease associated with the
cold, and are in urgent need of protection as the bitter winter sets
in.The plummeting temperatures and torrential rains could leave
thousands of refugees facing serious health problems like
hypothermia, frostbite and chest infections. This could prove deadly
for the most vulnerable children – some of whom are already getting
sick from the cold.

So let's try and send them a little comfort and the knowledge that someone is thinking of them.

Help 'Lily' Love In the Language of Yarn Knit Squares to make blankets for these Syrian refugees especially the children.

I realise the cost of sending items by post especially to Turkey can be costly. Therefore I am asking everyone PLEASE if you could knit or chrochet just 3 squares they would fit easily into an envelope and postage shouldn't be too great.

Please if you could just knit or crochet 3 x 8inch squares, pop them in an envelope and send them to the address at the bottom of this page, we will sew them together to make blankets and a child with nothing will get a warm and colourful, cover for their bed!

Please Help If You Can!

'Lily' is supported by businesses and individuals in Turkey, whether it be donations of yarn, Knitting and Crocheting or transportation of completed blankets to receiving agencies.

'Lily' has no paid employees. All the good work is done on a strictly volunteer basis.

'Lily' wishes to thank all those private individuals and businesses which support us. Without you, there would be no 'Lily' - Love In the Language of Yarn. We work hard for the day when we are no longer needed to help keep Children warm.

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Hi i'm a brit living in Turkey i came to live here 11yrs ago. I am married to Mehmet and we've been married 6yrs. I have a daughter Clare who is married to Paul and they live in Manchester England and now have 2 beautiful grand- daughters Gracie and Eliza making me a very proud Nana. I spend most of my time Knitting these days, either designing my own patterns or knitting for charity. I recently founded 'LILY' Love In the Language of Yarn in memory of my granddaughter Lily Iris Gibson who was born sleeping 18th July 2010. We provide knitted garments and blankets for children in need. When I'm not knitting I'm blogging or taking photographs..